-
Fred Estes
(Obituary ~ 03/14/13)
SIKESTON -- Fred A. Estes, 72, died March 12, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
-
Gary Wilson
(Obituary ~ 03/14/13)
CANALOU -- Gary Wilson, 70, formerly of Charleston, died March 13, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
-
Anna Freeman
(Obituary ~ 03/14/13)
SIKESTON -- Anna Lou Freeman, 67, died March 12, 2013, at her home. Born Sept. 30, 1945, to the late Murray L. and Mildred L. Moody Pease, she was a retired nursing home activities director and a member of Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church in Sikeston...
-
Charles Allred
(Obituary ~ 03/14/13)
EAST PRAIRIE --Charles Phillip Allred, 66, died at 11:45 p.m. March 12, 2013, at his home. Born Dec. 9, 1946, in the Sugartree Ridge Community in New Madrid County, to the late Charles Frank and Phyllis Marie Nina Monaco Allred, he lived all of his life in New Madrid and Mississippi counties. He was a retired truck driver after 33 years with ABF Freight Lines and attended the First Church of God in East Prairie. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during the Vietnam War...
-
Billy Watson
(Obituary ~ 03/14/13)
CHARLESTON -- Billy G. Watson, 76, died March 13, 2013, at the Charleston Manor. Arrangements are incomplete with McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
-
Darrell Hardin
(Obituary ~ 03/14/13)
MINER -- Darrell Dewayne Hardin, 59, died March 12, 2013, at his home. He was born Oct. 11, 1953, in East Prairie, to the late William Robert and Elsie Jean Florence Hardin Jr. Survivors include: three brothers, Jackie Hardin of Greenbrier, Ark., Robert Hardin of Sikeston and Michael Hardin of Benton; three sisters, Debbie Hardin of Pleasant Hill, La., Candy McWhirter of Miner and Barbara Rudisill of New Madrid; and his lifetime partner, Connie Hardin Lee...
-
Jimmy Lindsey
(Obituary ~ 03/14/13)
MOREHOUSE -- James W. "Jimmy" Lindsey, 60, died March 12, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 8, 1953, in Indianapolis, son of the late James Arnold and Alma Melissie Heath Lindsey, he had lived in Indianapolis until moving to Morehouse 10 years ago. He worked as a truck driver for 20 years and had worked for Pyramid Roofing. He was a member of the Morehouse Assembly of God Church...
-
Jane Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/14/13)
SIKESTON -- Alice "Jane" Smith, 65, died March 13, 2013, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born May 29, 1947, in Sardis, Tenn., to the late Henry Larnce and Euda Mae Kennedy Russom, she was co-owner of Smith Auto Repair, and formerly owned the Dairy Cream...
- State semifinals (High School Sports ~ 03/14/13)
-
Scott-Miss. All-Conference teams released
(High School Sports ~ 03/14/13)
The 2012-13 Scott-Mississippi All-Conference boys and girls basketball teams were recently released. Oran senior Alex Heuring was named the boys conference Player of the Year, while Scott County Central junior Mikaela Blissett was selected as the girls Player of the Year...
-
Youth movement hoping to pay off for Sikeston Lady Bulldogs' soccer team
(High School Sports ~ 03/14/13)
sports@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- After watching their record slip below the .500 mark in 2012, the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs soccer team is hoping to see the results of last year's youth movement pay off when it kicks off the new season in the coming weeks...
-
St. Francis Xavier students know how to shake, rattle and draw
(Local News ~ 03/14/13)
news@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- Youngsters at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School were eager to participate in this year's Missouri's "Great Central U.S. ShakeOut" poster contest. After all, last year, two of their classmates were selected as statewide winners...
-
Patrol ramping up DWI enforcement
(Local News ~ 03/14/13)
POPLAR BLUFF - Troop E Highway Patrol officers will participate in the St. Patrick's Weekend DWI enforcement campaign. The sobering fact is that impaired driving contributes to approximately 27 percent of all Missouri fatal traffic crashes, according to Capt. George E. Ridens, commanding officer of Troop E, Poplar Bluff. Preliminary 2012 Missouri traffic crash statistics indicate 205 people were killed and 3,513 seriously injured in crashes involving an impaired driver...
-
Self-defense class offered by local DPS
(Local News ~ 03/14/13)
leonnah@standard-democrat.com SIKESTON -- A course aimed at educating citizens to protect themselves from being victims of crime will be offered next month in Sikeston. Members of the Sikeston Department of Public Safety are hosting a free self-defense course from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 20 at its headquarters located at 201 S. Kingshighway in Sikeston...
-
Blytheville, Ark., police reporting abduction of the child of a former Chaffee resident
(Local News ~ 03/14/13)
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. -- The Blytheville Police Department is investigating a noncustodial abduction of a 5-year-old. According to Blytheville Criminal Investigations Division Capt. Scott Adams, Harry Darby went to pick up his 5-year-old son Evan from his ex-wife's residence at 4:30 p.m. Monday...
- Pep rally provides send off for Bulldogs (Local News ~ 03/14/13)
-
In Hot Water
(Column ~ 03/14/13)
Clay Broughton was a gentleman of habit. He was a farmer and postmaster. Active in the community and his church, his opinion carried local weight and he was respected. He lived an organized life, for the most part, in the home he shared with his wife, Hallie, at the north end of Main Street in New Madrid. There their nine children carried on their daily lives of excitement, exploration, and childish mischief...
Stories from Thursday, March 14, 2013
Browse other days